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F -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF WILDLIFE HABITAT AND STRUCTURES IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON, SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO. SOL DACW68-97-R-0005 DUE 011697 POC Contract Specialist Kari Montgomery (509) 527-7211 (Site Code DACW68) Walla Walla District, Corps of Engineers, has a competitive requirement, f.o.b. destination, for all labor, material, equipment, vessels, and administration for operation and maintenance of wildlife habitat of McNary, Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, Lower Granite, and Dworshak Projects in northeastern Oregon, southeastern Washington, and northern Idaho. Requirements consist of a basic year and four option years. Option years may be awarded at the discretion of the Government. Scope of work includes, but is not limited to, mowing, field cultivation, crop planting, irrigation application and system repair, chemical weed control, nesting structure construction, fence construction, litter collection, tree and shrub planting, and prescribed burning. Some remote areas are not accessible by road and will require vessel transportation. Proposals will be evaluated on criteria indicated in the solicitation. A tentative listing of the main factors and subfactors are listed below in descending order of importance: A. Technical Expertise, 1) knowledge of noxious weeds and control methods, 2) knowledge of irrigation equipment and practices, 3) knowledge of agricultural practices, 4) logistics and equipment; B. Administration, 1) Quality control, 2) Organization and staff, 3) Staff experience, 4) Safety and security; C. Corporate experience, 1) Successfully completed contracts over $25,000 of a similar nature, 2) Successfully completed service contracts over $25,000 of a general nature. Price or cost to the Government will be evaluated independently from technical factors. Procurement 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. Under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8999, a small business concern's average annual receipts for the preceding 3 fiscal years must not exceed $5 million. Based on the best value to the Government, acquisition may be awarded as: 1) two contracts to one contractor, 2) one contract to one contractor, or 3) two contracts to two contractors. This is not a request for proposal, but notice that a solicitation will be issued for this requirement. Non-refundable payment of $45.00 (forty five) for plans and specifications to accompany request for solicitation. Checks shall be payable to: FAO, USAED, Portland. Requests for solicitation package shall also include company name, street address, telephone and fax numbers, point of contact and business size status. Solicitation package requests shall be addressed to: Walla Walla District, COE, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876. All responsible small business sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency (see Note 1).(0331)

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